{"product_id":"157226625_product","title":"Gregory W. Bus - White Sand Black Beach   Covil Rights, Public Space,","description":"Pages Count - 352. Binding type - Hardcover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Hardback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Gregory W. Bush\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is White Sand Black Beach : Covil Rights, Public Space, and Miami's Virginia Key\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003ePages Count - 352. Binding type - Hardcover. \u003cbr\u003eCategory - HISTORY \/ African American \u0026amp; Black\u003cbr\u003eHISTORY \/ United States \/ State \u0026amp; Local \/ South AL, AR, FL,\u003cbr\u003eSOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies \/ American \/ Afri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eIn May 1945, a small group of activists staged a \"wade-in\" at a whites-only beach in Miami, protesting the Jim Crow-era laws that denied blacks access to recreational areas. Pressured by the demonstrators and the media, the Dade County Commission ultimately designated the difficult-to-access Virginia Key as a beach for African Americans.   The first legally recognized beach for African Americans in South Florida, Virginia Key Beach became vitally important to the community, offering a place to congregate with family and friends and to enjoy the natural wonders of the area.\r\n\r\n It would also help to foster further civil rights activism. By providing an important and tangible victory in the struggle for equal access to the coast, it became central to the struggle for civil rights in public space. Later, as Florida beaches were desegregated, many viewed Virginia Key as symbolic of an oppressive past and ceased to patronize it.\r\n\r\n   At the same time, white leaders responded to desegregation by decreasing attention to and funding for public spaces in general. The beach was largely ignored and eventually shut down. However, in recent decades environmentalists, community leaders, and civil rights activists have come together to revitalize this historic landmark.\r\n\r\n   In White Sand Black Beach, historian and longtime Miami activist Gregory Bush recounts this unique story and the current state of public space in South Florida, which are intimately interwoven with the history of segregation. 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